Inweekly interviewed Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan this morning by phone .  He plans to only write citations for those ignoring the county order that closed public beach areas on Perdido Key and…
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Operation Clean Sweep starts next month in Montclair area
Escambia County and the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office hold its first Clean Sweep in the Montclair area in April, according to Clara Long, the county’s Interim Neighborhood & Human Services Department Director….
Sheriff and Commissioner call joint press conference
While Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is looking to hire a crime prevention specialist, Sheriff David Morgan and County Commissioner Lumon May are holding a press conference this morning to talk about community…
County and Sheriff have budget agreement
County Administrator Jack Brown and Sheriff David Morgan have offered a mediation agreement to the Escambia Board of County Commissioners: 1. The first year, the BCC will give the ECSO additional $1…
Sheriff honors animal control sergeant
Sheriff David Morgan awarded Escambia County Animal Control Sergeant Stephanie Nowlin with the ECSO’s Medal of Commendation Thursday morning at the Central Office Complex. Nowlin was presented the award for her service…
Jail infirmary is not the same under county
When you ask Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown and some of the county commissioners about the rise of suicides and other deaths in the county jail, the standard reply has been that…
ESCO will seek legal fees and other costs from Valentino
After the dismissal of the former Escambia County Commissioner Gene Valentino’s ethics complaints against him and his agency, Sheriff David Morgan told Inweekly that he has directed the attorneys from the Florida…
Pensacola Speaks podcast: Sheriff says shooting may be tied to teen gang
Sheriff David Morgan said on Pensacola Speaks yesterday that a recent homicide where the victim was burned beyond recognition may be gang-related. At approximately 4:00 am last Friday, deputies responded to the…
Escambia crime stats show nearly 10 percent drop index crimes
The annual Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for 2014 show a 9.6% reduction in index crimes and indicate the number of violent crimes in Escambia County decreased by 1.2% from 1786 in…
Wall of Silence broken in Truong homicide
At noon press conference on Saturday, Sheriff David Morgan announced two arrests in the Sept. 13 homicide of Phuong Truong at TM Mart on Michigan Avenue. Dontonio Diaz Thornton, 19, has been…
Expenditures associated with jail explosion exceed $13 million
Readers have pointed out other emergency purchase orders associated with the April 29 explosion at the county’s Central Booking and Detention Center. The purchases orders total $13,394,556. This time last year Commissioners…
Sheriff warned county not to rebuild CBD basement in 2012
Sheriff David Morgan warned Interim County Administrator Larry Newsom in November 2012 not to restore the basement of the Central Booking Detention building to ‘pre-flood conditions, without any safeguards against flooding” or…
Ethics Commission Dismisses Complaint against Sheriff Morgan
The Florida Commission on Ethics today unanimously dismissed the ethics complaint filed by defeated candidate for Sheriff, John Powell against Sheriff David Morgan. The Commission considered Powell’s complaint and Sheriff Morgan’s response…
INYR: Wall Street, FSU president buzz, fish hatchery and the state, and Sheriff David Morgan
We have a full line-up for IN Your Head Radio today. We have at 11:05 Mary Kissel, Wall Street Journal editorial board member & host of OpinionJournal on @WSJLive. We will discuss…
Morgan files for third term
Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan pre-filed this afternoon to run for a third term in 2016. He will be a guest on IN Your Head Radio on Wednesday, Jan. 15 to discuss…
News story #5: When Love Is Not Enough
The summer of 2013 was too hot and too long for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting of unarmed Roy Middleton in the driveway of his mother’s house and the fatal…
Deputies will not be charged in Middleton shooting
The Grand Jury reviewing the shooting death of James W. McGlothlin and the wounding of Roy Middleton by Escambia County deputies has returned No True Bills in both cases. “This means that…
Searching for Boo Man and AJ
At a press conference held in the media room of Montclair Elementary School, Sheriff David Morgan talked about the recent arrests of nine individual–seven under the age of 18 and Escambia County…
Sheriff Morgan open to DOJ visit
The Coalition for Justice of Northwest Florida wants the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice to reopen its investigation into Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. That’s fine with Sheriff David…
Touart hammers away at fund set up to pay jail employees accrued leave
By Jesse Farthing Interim County Administrator George Touart and his staff want the fund established by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan to pay the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office employees’ accrued leave and…